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Hat Trick of Home Runs for Potgeter
Wednesday, October 6th , 2049
Fans seated in the bleacher section at Desert Storm Stadium were taking cover all day long as Ben Potgeter zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power.
The big game from the Arizona left fielder helped the Desert Storm take the victory, 9-2, over the Dublin Porters.
"I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing."
For the game, he collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs.
Ben Potgeter hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jim Steeb in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Rogelio Morales in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Rogelio Morales in the 8th.
Potgeter is hitting .298 this year with 51 home runs, 133 RBIs and 110 runs scored. He has 177 hits in 594 at-bats, 37 walks and a .340 on-base percentage. Potgeter has played in 145 games.
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Big Bang! 3 HR for Detroit's Naylor
Tuesday, October 5th , 2049
The "hardest feat in sports" debate is a never-ending one with no correct answer, but hitting three home runs is certainly in the conversation. That's exactly what Jay Naylor did at Pizzas Ballpark, going deep three times and carrying his team to victory, 9-5.
"It all came together. I was seeing the ball well and I got some good pitches to hit," Naylor said. "Good things happen, when that happens."
The Detroit Pizzas first baseman blistered the Hanoi Dragon Warriors for 3 hits, batted in 5 runs and scored 3 times.
"It ain't like we weren't trying," Hanoi manager GM Schnee said. "He was hot and really torched my boys today."
Jay Naylor grounded out in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Tony Ramos in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Jamie Conway in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Chris Gills in the 8th.
Currently Naylor is batting .280 with 16 home runs and 95 RBIs.
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Gonzalez Crafts 18-0 Shutout Versus Arizona
Tuesday, October 5th , 2049
In a seemingly effortless performance, Juan Gonzalez of the Dublin Porters shot down the Arizona Desert Storm, 18-0, on 6 hits.
"Juan was just locating so well and using his pitches," Dublin manager Hannah Porter said later. "He wasn't leaving anything over the plate."
Gonzalez recorded 7 strikeouts and no walks in a strong outing.
"When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game," Arizona manager GM Fetty said in postgame comments to BNN. "We couldn't get a key hit off him."
For the year, Gonzalez has a 15-8 record with a 2.86 ERA in 33 starts.
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